Members of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Morris County march in the 34th year of the Morris County St. Patrick?s Day Parade. The parade first took place in Wharton in 1979 and moved to Morristown in 1991. BOB KARP/staff photographer Morristown, 03/10/12---Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Morris County marches in the 34th year of Morris County's largest family oriented St. Patrick√?s Day Parade In New Jersey. The parade started in Wharton in 1979 and moved to Morristown in 1991. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER/BOB KARP 2012.

Parade day in Morris County

Join tens of thousands of people of all cultures to become Irish for a day at Morris County's St. Patrick's Day parade Saturday in Morristown. Parade day begins at 10 a.m. with a Mass at Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and with music and Irish step dancing at the Green at 10:30. At noon, the parade steps off on South Street near James Street and continues around the Morristown Green, ending at Atno Avenue. For more information, visit ParadeDay.com.

The Irish Rovers Farewell Tour

Get excited for St. Patrick's Day at an Irish Rovers performance at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown. The Rovers return to the U.S. for a farewell tour. For more information, call 973-539-8008 or visit www.mayoarts.org.

Learn about Irish farm workers

Get to know the experiences of the Irish immigrants who came to the Morristown area and those who worked at Fosterfields during a special farm day to honor the Irish field hands and house maids from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit MorrisTourism.org.

Breakfast, eco talk

The Great Swamp Watershed Association's Breakfast Briefing speakers series returns for spring on Tuesday. Learn tips to create a healthier lawn and environment at the first of the season from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Great Swamp Watershed Association's headquarters in Morris Township. Register at GreatSwamp.org/EventReg.htm. For more information, call 973-538-3500, ext. 22.